Mark Zuckerberg's Yacht Booed for Refusing to Rescue Stranded Boat
Mark Zuckerberg's Yacht Refused to Help Ship in Distress
Mark Zuckerberg's $300 million superyacht, Launchpad, was reportedly nearby when a skiff ran out of fuel in Alaskan waters, but it did not respond to requests for assistance. Another vessel, Wilderness Legacy, came to the rescue, and its captain told passengers that Zuckerberg's yacht had refused to help, prompting boos. Zuckerberg was not on board, and a spokesperson said the crew was on a different radio channel and the skiff was not in distress. The incident adds to Zuckerberg's public image struggles, following Meta's recent fines for harming children.
Frankly, if I was Mark Zuckerberg I would be absolutely ecstatic at a chance to do something helpful for someone in need and maybe get some good PR out of it.
- Groxx
From the original article they link to: https://alaskabeacon.com/briefs/cruise-ship-helps-stranded-s...
>According to the U.S. Coast Guard and the Marine Exchange of Alaska, which monitors ship traffic in Alaska, there was no distress call — just a general request for assistance.
As much as I wish bad things on Zuckerberg, this seems pretty clearly on the "rude but not illegal" side of things. Super-yachts are kinda by definition rude already, so this seems entirely expected.
- strictnein
The entire article is just sloppy "Zuck bad, AI bad" clickbait. There is absolutely no indication anywhere that they refused to help.
- Georgelemental
> In a statement, a spokesperson for the Meta founder said that “Mark and his family were not on board at the time of the incident,” the superyacht was using a different radio channel, and the skiff was not in distress. “By the time the crew reviewed the Coast Guard contact on a different radio channel from the one they were operating on, the assist was already underway,” the spokesperson said. “We’re grateful all parties are safe.”